Reign and Gulls Open Pacific Division Finals Tonight in Ontario

May 5, 2016

Ontario, CA – The Ontario Reign, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), take on the San Diego Gulls in Game 1 of the Pacific Division Finals tonight at 7:00 p.m. PT at Citizens Business Bank Arena.

Over 12 heated regular-season meetings, the Reign went 4-6-1-1 against the Gulls and 2-2-1-1 at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Forward Adrian Kempe (five goals, two assists) and defenseman Vincent LoVerde (one goal, six assists) led the Reign with seven points against the Gulls. Gulls defenseman Brandon Montour and forward Chris Mueller led the series, each scoring one goal and seven assists. Reign goalie Peter Budaj went 4-5-2 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .921 save percentage while Gulls netminder Anton Khudobin went 5-2-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .929 save percentage.

Similar Paths to the Finals:

The Reign and Gulls reach the Pacific Division Finals after both completing their best-of-five first-round series in four contests and each suffering their only loss in Game 2 of the series. The Reign took out the San Jose Barracuda while the Gulls prevailed over the Texas Stars.

Stay Disciplined:

The Reign hold the lowest penalty minutes-per-contest average in the AHL playoffs at 7.75 while the Gulls have the highest, averaging 15.25 PIM/game.

Special Teams Play a Role:

The Reign penalty kill is tied for first in the AHL postseason (with Albany) at 100.0% (9-for-9) while the San Diego power play is tied for second, operating at 25.0% (5-for-20).

Nic(k) at Night:

Reign forward Nic Dowd enters tonight’s contest on a four-game point streak (two goals, two assists). Gulls forward Nick Ritchie also enters tonight’s game on a four-game point streak (three goals, one assist).

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